MSR’s Acura Clinches Long Beach IMSA Sprint in 0.818-Second Finish

Overview

• Meyer Shank Racing’s No. 93 Acura won by 0.818 seconds over Frederik Vesti on Saturday in Long Beach, marking Acura’s first IMSA WeatherTech-era victory at the street race.
• The pole-sitting Acura lost the lead to Jack Aitken in traffic before a full-course caution during its pit stop cycled it back to the front, a timing swing that can flip track position in IMSA sprints.
• Race Control issued a stop-plus-60-second penalty to Philipp Eng for incident responsibility after contact with Laurin Heinrich, who had just forced intense on-track battles.
• Three late cautions — from Eng’s barrier hit, a crash for Ricky Taylor, and debris after Corey Lewis’s Ford lost its nose — set up short restarts that kept the leaders under heavy pressure.
• Porsche Penske finished third and fourth with the No. 6 and No. 7 entries, while Vasser Sullivan’s No. 12 Lexus captured the GTD class over Turner’s BMW and Conquest’s Ferrari.